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THE GARDENER. 



[July 



a few whose careers were afterwards very successful, he spent a few years in 

 the then celebrated nurseries of Mr Cunningham, Comely Bank, Edinburgh ; 

 after which, in 1828, he went to the College Gardens, Dublin, to assist Dr 

 Mackay, the then curator, whom he afterwards succeeded. From this position 

 he was removed by being appointed curator and director of the Botanic Gar- 

 dens, Glasnevin, which post he held for many years. As a botanist and 

 hybridiser, as well as a cultivator, Dr Moore stood very high. He was a con- 

 stant, successful, and hard worker in both the departments of botanical 

 science and practical horticulture. No pains nor trouble did he shrink from 

 to render his charge interesting and instructive, and for this purpose he travel- 

 led far and wide in almost every country in Europe. In 1S65, the University 

 of Zurich acknowledged his valuable services to science by conferring on him 

 the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. 



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KITCHEN-GARDEN. 



This month, especially towards the 

 end, is generally considered the warm- 

 est of the whole season, consequently 

 the greatest amount of moisture at 

 roots of plants is required, — and when 

 such is rendered necessary it is well to 

 do the work on something like sound 

 principles. "We often see much time, 

 labour, and expense wasted on water- 

 ing by unskilful cultivators. And this 

 is the least of the evil. Instead of ren- 

 dering aid to the starving plants, much 

 mischief is done, and often total destruc- 

 tion. The source of the evil is from 

 the too frequent cause of pumping 

 water from a well and carrying it direct 

 to the plants. The word "plants " has 

 a broad meaning, — vegetables, flower- 

 ing-plants in beds and borders, plants 

 in pots, shrubs, trees of ornamental 

 character, and all that is connected 

 with gardening ; but at present we 

 particularly refer to those placed in 

 the kitchen-garden for culinary pur- 

 poses. To be explicit, we would say, 

 rather leave watering alone with veget- 

 ables than do it badly ; but with 

 water from a large tank, pond, or 

 some other means of holding water 

 till it is warmed by sun and aerated, 

 great good can be done to roots and 

 foliage. Let the surface be well 

 broken, and during the latter part of 

 the day (duriug the summer season) 

 give such quantities as will reach well 

 below the roots, making the ground 

 saturated, and when the surface be- 



I comes dry enough to work the hoe, 

 j let it be thoroughly used all round 

 i the plants, taking care that any 

 ! kinds which root near the surface 

 I are not injured; then, if convenient, 

 ; and the material at hand, a good 

 ' mulching with half-rotten litter (long 

 ! grass or manure answers) will pro- 

 bably do all that is required dur- 

 | ing the remainder of the season. 

 | But in the majority of cases this is 

 not to be easily had, and to make up 

 for its absence frequent application of 

 the hoe or prong, to keep a loose sur- 

 face, will do much to meet the difficul- 

 ties caused by drought. If seeds are 

 to be sown, a good soaking to the pre- 

 pared ground the night before the 

 sowing is to be performed will give 

 opportunities of raising seedlings suc- 

 cessfully. This is very applicable when 

 sowing Radishes, Cabbage, Turnips, 

 and other small seeds. Shading with 

 mats, branches of evergreens, and such- 

 like, is often resorted to with success ; 

 but a thoroughly moist soil before 

 sowing is very important. When 

 planting, some are very careful to do 

 the work during wet weather. We 

 always prefer doing it during a period 

 when the ground is neither wet nor 

 dry. But this cannot always be the 

 case, and the medium course is the 

 most desirable. Boots of the Brassica 

 kind of plants to be dipped in a thin 

 puddle of cow-manure : light soil, and 

 a pinch of soot, well mixed, is an old 



